As Aaron Rodgers steps into the Showtime spotlight of the Big Apple, he will have to do his best Magic Johnson impersonation to get the most out of his many talented options. Rodgers has two of his trusted pass catchers from Green Bay by his side in Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb, as well as a rising star Garrett Wilson and veterans Corey Davis and Mecole Hardman. The New York Jets backfield recently got jumper cables hooked up to it with the signing of Dalvin Cook, and on Tuesday, Breece Hall was activated off of the unable-to-perform list. This is a level of skill-position talent Rodgers has never had as a starting quarterback, not even during his sole championship season in 2010. Wilson was named Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2022 with 83 receptions and 1,103 yards, despite the Jets…
Some people are fans of the San Francisco 49ers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the San Francisco 49ers. This 2017 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: San Francisco 49ers. That ain’t the only time that happened, gang. Your 2016 record: 2-14, featuring 13 straight losses sandwiched between victories against the Rams. Beating the Rams twice is about as prestigious as beating the Jets once. Also, Justin sucked a dick: Anyway, the only thing you probably remember about the Niners last season is when Colin Kaepernick lost a QB battle to Yo Gabbert Gabbert, then took a knee for the anthem, then took shit for taking a knee for the anthem, then confused the rest of us by not bothering to vote, then mana…
Some people are fans of the Indianapolis Colts. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Indianapolis Colts. This 2014 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group.
Your team: Indianapolis Colts
Your 2013 record: 11-5. Worst 11-5 team in football two years running, gang!
Your coach: Chuck Pagano, who knows the key to long-term success is wearing a new shirt:
Issued to all Colts players, it has the picture of a Lombardi Trophy on the back. To [D'Qwell] Jackson, who spent the first eight years of his career with the Cleveland Browns, it was just one of the many indications that things are different with the Colts.
Whoa hey, you mean a football team out there wants to win a Super Bowl? GTFO. That's such a remarkable new perspective—I fe…
It is this reporter's opinion that if you say "Roger Ebert can kiss my ass," you are a bad person. It's just my philosophy. JAY MARIOTTI
Began life as a blogger.
Told Roger Ebert to kiss his ass.
Projected.
Pretended he wasn't a blogger.
Wooed the ladies.
Auto-summarized.
Tossed from bar.
Napped.
Lurked. …
It’s that time of year again. College football is less than two weeks away, and that means we’re due for a whole new round of PURE COUNTRY HATIN’. I love watching college football. If it had a playoff, it would be the perfect sport. It has everything you need: asshole coaches, shady boosters, drunken girls with big cans, and HATE. Tons and tons and tons of unbridled hate. Schools hating schools. States hating states. Towns hating towns. They don’t even know why they hate each other so much, but they do! And that’s what makes it such good hate. If you knew why you hated something, that means you’d have more trouble justifying it to yourself. And I don’t like the idea of that at all. I like that hate to go unquestioned, free roam and burn as it pleases. Best of all, many col…
data-mm-id=”_won3mbevf”>There was a lot going on during Game 5 of the 2019 World Series between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals. The Astros won their third straight game to take a 3-2 lead as the series shifts back to Houston. Donald Trump showed up as announced and was met with boos, chants, and signs calling for his impeachment. Oh, and two young women stood behind home plate in the 7th inning and flashed America. Those two women turned out to be Instagram models Julia Rose and Lauren Summer. Security immediately removed them. The Internet went to work figure out who they were and by the end of the night we learned that they were banned indefinitely by Major League Baseball. But where they really? Here's what Rose posted on Twitter early Monday morning.Shit. pic.twit…
data-mm-id=”_yfkimzp4l”>The New York Knicks are in the midst of yet another losing season after missing out on all the good free agents again. So it's time to start looking to the future. It's time to set their sights on the highest possible star that the franchise can't possibly attain anytime soon and start floating rumors that the Knicks are totally going to pursue them. Today, it's Karl Anthony-Towns. Take it away Marc Berman of the New York Post: “According to the source, another player the Knicks are expected to monitor is local product, Karl Anthony-Towns, the Timberwolves’ 24-year-old superstar who also signed a max extension this summer.”There is nothing and then there is this complete non-scoop. As noted in the actual sentence above, Towns just signed a …
data-mm-id=”_w4ioalu3l”>Given the fact that Bill Belichick runs his football team like a covert government agency, we will probably never know the true reason he and Tom Brady decided it was time for their fruitful partnership to come to an end. That won't stop us from speculating, though! On Monday, Terry Bradshaw was interviewed by The Athletic on what it's like to realize the end of your career is nigh. It's a fascinating interview, and Bradshaw didn't hold back in his bewilderment when asked why he thinks Brady would leave the Patriots to go to Tampa Bay: ““Why in the world does he want to keep on playing at 43 other than to prove to New England he’s more important than Bill Belichick?” Bradshaw said. “That’s the way I would look at it. Why the hell do…
data-mm-id=”_lwncc0z8n”>Tommy Tuberville won an Alabama Senate seat on Tuesday, defeating incumbent Doug Jones. Despite some metaphorical setbacks, Tuberville won easily. So, this is the future of the Republican party, right? VOTE! #MAGA #ALSen pic.twitter.com/hcxb3NnAHb— Tommy Tuberville (@TTuberville) November 3, 2020College football coaches are tailormade for politics. Despite the increased actual real world importance, it's somehow easier than being a football coach. It's a job that pays well and has a lot of security if you play to your base, and you don't even have to be in the office at 4 a.m.Politics can get heated, but in the South, people are just as passionate about football. Tuberville had a nice run at Auburn where he won five bowls in six years and coache…
data-mm-id=”_llyk9oxj3″>The 2020 NFL season is going to be interesting. Any league holding a season in the face of a pandemic knows it's going to take fortitude and ingenuity. Moving forward under these conditions means the NFL is going to have change their rules about the size of active rosters or practice squads because if there is a season players are going to test positive for COVID-19 and miss time. This is something coaches are already thinking about. A few weeks ago Bruce Arians appeared on Chris Long's podcast and mentioned that he might consider putting a third quarterback in self-quarantine during the season.Coach @BruceArians thinking ahead in what could be a unique fall. Link in pinned tweet for the entire pod. pic.twitter.com/tJZSGs3JR2— chris long (@JOEL9ONE) …